SSC: Spelling

[muckefuck]

Fourteen years ago, I misspelled the word "government" on a clerical exam.

Since then, I doubt I've misspelled it more than a handful of times, because whenever I write "government" or "governmental", I check the spelling at least a dozen times before I move on. (I've also gotten in the habit of pronouncing the first n, at least in my head when I'm writing.)

Comments

[profundojoe.livejournal.com]

I thought it was spelled "gubment". Am I missing something? :)

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

Yes--the pin-pen merger! It's gubmint. Believe me, I'm counting the days until that's the officially sanctioned spelling.